- 30 years experience
- Works with adults
- California based
About Syma
Dr. Syma Ralston is a clinical psychologist with three decades of experience in mental health. She works with adults across many stages of life and has maintained a private practice throughout her career. She also has a long history of supervising and training other clinicians, including doctoral-level interns.
Before and alongside private practice, she has held leadership roles at counseling centers and community health organizations. Those roles included director of the Counseling Center at the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley, Chief Clinician at Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley, and Supervising Psychologist at Walter Reed Medical Center. This background contributes to a broad view of clinical work and systems that affect care.
Her clinical interests include trauma from childhood or adulthood, relationship and family concerns, stress and anxiety, and mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar challenges. She is open to working with people of diverse cultures, religions, races, and sexual orientations. She also addresses parenting, grief, intimacy, anger, and related life stresses.
Therapy with Dr. Ralston is guided by what each person needs. She draws on client-centered, cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, existential, and trauma-focused approaches as appropriate. Sessions are aimed at helping people talk through current problems, learn practical skills, and make changes that matter to them.
Dr. Ralston is licensed in California as CA Psychologist 18281 and offers services from that location while accepting international clients in English.
Before and alongside private practice, she has held leadership roles at counseling centers and community health organizations. Those roles included director of the Counseling Center at the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley, Chief Clinician at Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley, and Supervising Psychologist at Walter Reed Medical Center. This background contributes to a broad view of clinical work and systems that affect care.
Her clinical interests include trauma from childhood or adulthood, relationship and family concerns, stress and anxiety, and mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar challenges. She is open to working with people of diverse cultures, religions, races, and sexual orientations. She also addresses parenting, grief, intimacy, anger, and related life stresses.
Therapy with Dr. Ralston is guided by what each person needs. She draws on client-centered, cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, existential, and trauma-focused approaches as appropriate. Sessions are aimed at helping people talk through current problems, learn practical skills, and make changes that matter to them.
Dr. Ralston is licensed in California as CA Psychologist 18281 and offers services from that location while accepting international clients in English.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.